CEC Expanding to Istanbul, Turkey

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CEC is parterning with franchisees’ PNB Restoran and Unique Hospitality Company to have 3 locations in Istanbul, Turkey by the end of 2026. Future plans are to have 20 locations by the end of the decade.

CEC had help by the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Investment Office to invest in the country, though undisclosed exactly under what terms or how much money was exchanged. CEC noted that more than 1/4th of Turkey’s population is under 18, and that it has a growing middle-class in need of family entertainment.

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(Late post but 0 people talked about it in the server when the article dropped so I don’t think anyone else was aware either!)

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Istanbul? Not Constantinople?

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Actually believe it or not, “Constantinople” was actually the former name for “Istanbul” back at AD 330. But however, scholars normally reserve the name “Constantinople” for the city in Christian period 330–1453, preferring “Istanbul” for the city’s name in later centuries.